Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-02
THE SCIENCE OF EATING.

The Dangers of Over Loading Ones StOm'
ach-Stories About Children and Hints t.
Them.
Some very essential things to long
and comfortable life are substantial,
nurishing food. properly cooked and
properly eaten; and one very i'm
portant point in proper eating is to eat
what is sufficient, and not what we are
more apt to do, to eat enough. 1t will
give you a little study in word analysis
TO look out the exact meaning of
''enough" and sufficient" and COM
pare them. 1t is a habit with many
persons to eat all they want. to fully
satisfy their appetites. A glutton OF
gleedy person is rarely healthy or
happy. and more persons are injured
by overeating than by taking too little
food. did not admire the child, but l
was amused at his remarks when he de-
manded another cake at table. you've
had five or six already" replied his
mother. "Them amt the ones l want;
! wants fresh one." whined the little
cormorant.
1t would surprise some of you who
indulge your appetites to know how
little of the proper kind of food is nee
cssary TO life and health. A gentle
man of high standing in his profession
rs a lawyer, past sixty, but as
active and vigorous rs a man
of forty. was asked by friend
the secret of his perfect health. He
said: II eat a PLAIN. wholesome break
fast, walk nearly three miles to my Of
fice-rain or shine, hot or cold.
swing my legs over the ground.
take no lunch. and walk home at five
o'clock to dinner. make hearty
dinner-no fancy dishes. no hot sauces,
no pies and buildings. no wine. am
frequently compelled to attend dinners.
banqnets and festivals, but never
change my habits"
There is an old proverb-"One
mans food is another mans poison
and. of course. it is impossible to lay
down any rules as to what people in
general shall eat; but experience soon
makes it 4 pretty easy matter for any
one of lis TO do this in his own case.
Perhaps the largest statement as to a
nourishing diet, to be found outside of
an advertisement OF patent food for
invalids or children. is in the story
told by little girl:
"Uncle John" said little Emily. edo
you know that a baby that was fed on
elephants milk gained twenty pounds
in one week?"
"Nonsensc! Impossib!e!" exclaimc d
Uncle John. and then asked: Whose
baby WAS it?'
ut was the elephants baby" said
little Emily.
l heard of IN Italian nObleman in the
sixteenth century, Count COrnarO. who
lost his fortune and his health while
quite young man by intemperance in
eating and drinking, and his physician
told him he had not long to live. But
he found himself very unwilling to die;
SO he began to be very prudent in his
diet and habits. He found. by expert.
menting. that twelve ounces of solid
food and thirteen ounces of liquid food
was sufficient for him. Gradually he
recovered his health. but never changed
his habits Of eating except to increase
the quantity of food to fourteen and Of
drink TO sixteen ounces at one time.
But he says:
Scarcely had continued this mode
ten days when began. instead of be.
ing cheerful and lively as before. to be.
come uneasy and detected. burden te
myself and to others. On the twelfth
day was seized with a fever of such
violence. that for thirty-five days my
life was despaired Of But by
the blessing of God and my
former regimen. recovered; ant
now. in my eighty-third year
enjoy happy state of both body and
mind. can mount my horse unaid.
ed. l climb steep hills. When re
turn home from private company. ol
the Senate, find eleven grandchildren
whose education. amusenients ant
songs are the delight of my old age
myself often sing with them. for my
voice is clearer and stronger than i
was in my youth; and I am a stranger
to those peevish and morose humor:
which SO often fall to the lot of oil,
age"
When about to die he raised his eve.
and exclaimed. with great animation
Full of joy and hope, resign mysel
to thee, most merciful Godv' He thel
disposed himself with dignity and CLOSED
his eyes. as if about to slumber, gave
little sigh. and expired. in his ninety
ninth year.
Thomas Parr, of Shropshire, En-
gland. was farm servant who main
tanned himself by daily labor. and mus
have lived on plain food he lived t.
he one hundred and fifty-two year
and nine months old, and is frequentl,
mentioned in books as '1Old Parr. .
There is no guessing how much longc